Board 8 > [B8BOC] Board 8's Best Original Character, Day 2: Winona vs. Big Blob

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RULES:
1. Vote for the character you like more. That's it.
2. Each user gets one vote per match (no alts). These are one-on-ones, after all.
3. Rounds last exactly 24 hours from the opening post and any votes thereafter will be disregarded.
4. A new match will be posted daily by Andy or Metalmind, with a break for Thanksgiving.
5. Each vote counts - the votes are what matters most. The match's winner will get bonus votes equal to 20% of the total votes in a match, rounded down. Both will get the bonus in a tie.
6. Characters will face off against every other character in their division once, with division champions (most total votes) moving on to the Finals and runners-up to the Wild Card. If there's a tie, the tiebreakers are 1) whoever has more wins and 2) average margin of victory.
7. The users who nominated each character will be kept hidden, as votes are for characters, not users. Users are forbidden from rallying, including posting additional propaganda that is not already in this opening post, as this can give their character an unfair advantage.
8. Please keep this topic bumped to the front page!

A note: I am working on a spreadsheet for standings, votals, etc. Google was being a bit of a pain in the butt, hence why this round's posting was a little delayed. Sorry about that.

Winona Snow
https://i.imgur.com/9KSb0EKl.png

"Believe it or not, thats really me. I live in Pittsburgh, where I work as a barista at a local caf. What Im truly passionate about, though, is my role as the guitarist and sometime singer of the band a few friends and I formed a few years back. I usually like to spend my downtime alone with my cat Possum, listening to music or playing video games. Uh, what else is there to say about me? Sorry, I know this is a bit awkward Im not exactly the most outgoing person ever."

The basics:
- Age 24; dyes her hair a different color every few weeks.
- Winona has a grounded perspective on life, in large part thanks to having to mature quickly in her childhood.
- However, among her many secrets is that shes a dreamer at heart; shes also capricious by nature, with a tendency to run away from her problems rather than facing them.
- Additionally, she has somewhat of a taste for the unique and extravagant, particularly when it comes to outfits for performances.
- Winona leans pansexual, but she struggles to come to terms with her gender identity and feel comfortable in her own skin, in part due to a challenging upbringing dotted with tragedy (in a small post-industrial town to the east of Pittsburgh) and strained relations with her working-class family.

Lowlands Big Blob
(the big one, obviously, not the hawk)
https://i.imgur.com/YRgvRIX.png

*blob* *blob*
*munch* *munch*
*blob* *blob*

- Gentle giant of the steppe
- Loves to graze
- Always welcomes a friendly pat
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Winona link doesn't appear to be working
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The blob looks like a friend so him

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Winona
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Big Blob
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Johnbobb posted...

Winona link doesn't appear to be working

Is that better? I uploaded a new link. The last one worked by clicking on the link but didn't preview. Thought that was my Internet being weird since my router's about to die. (I'll upgrade it on Black Friday)
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Winona
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HMM, the OP image works if you right click on the link to open it in a new tab.

Try this, maybe?

https://imgur.com/9KSb0EK

Never mind, guess I'm slow on the draw.
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I tried that and it kinda didn't work. Weird.
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Spreadsheet is up - I used Microsoft OneDrive so I didn't have to give my phone number for this (I'm having trust issues with The Google as of late) - but here's the link again:
https://1drv.ms/x/s!AtmeXntrN-LxaZKHGvXeTdH4IJY
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Winona
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Winona

(This isn't a double vote; for some reason, the sheet already has my vote on it.)
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big blobs have big jobs

(that's a vote)
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Winona
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Winona, although I really like the Blob's design.

Bump.

Of course I fell asleep right before this topic slipped from the first page last night.
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Don't worry about it. Stuff happens. I haven't been on since this morning.

This is pretty hard for me. I really find Big Blob's design appealing, but Winona is... a very interesting character, even though she's not the type of person I'd hang out with.

I am going to vote for Winona because she's the one I feel more compelled to learn more about - and I think that's going to be what my criteria will be going forward.
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MetalmindStats posted...

Bump.

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